Roy Hamilton (athlete)

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Roy Hamilton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints
Club The Glasgow Academy AC
Glasgow Harriers

Roy Hamilton was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Hamilton attended The Glasgow Academy and was a member of their Athletics Club, in addition to being a member of the Glasgow Harriers. He won the 1929 Scottish AAA Championship 220 yards title [1] and the following year he finished runner-up in the 100 and was unplaced in defending his 220 yards title at the 1930 Scottish AAA's. [2]

Leaving Scotland on the Anchor-Donaldson liner Audania, he arrived in Canada [3] as part of the Scottish Empire Games team [4] at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he participated in two events, [5] the 100 yards and the 220 yards. [6]

Hamilton became a well-known athlete in Scotland during the 1930s and was also proficient as a golfer. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Amateur Championship at Glasgow" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 24 June 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "No Joy for Roy Hamilton" . Daily Record. 30 June 1930. p. 26. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Provisional Team For Empire Games" . Edinburgh Evening News. 30 June 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "British Empire Games" . The Scotsman. 1 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scotland team - Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Roy Hamilton Golfer" . Dundee Courier. 11 May 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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